Fish lure



Jam 5 1926' c. L. DEWEY FISH LURE Filed May 7, 1925 @ym-JM Patented Jan. 5,1926.

UNITED STATES 1,568,325 PATENT OFFICE.

CLARIN@ L. DEWEY, F MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

FISH

Application aled Kay 7,

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE L. DEWEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Michigan Cit in the county of La PorteI and State of ndiana, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fish Lures, of which the ollowing is a specication This invention relates to iish lures.

One of the object of the invention is to v provide an improved fish 1 ure.

Another object is to provide a lure which is attractive.

Another object is to provide alure which may be readily and inexpensively produced y in quantity.

Another object is to provide a lure which I vmay be manufactured in great variety by assembling similar body units and 'various kinds of a da Anotherliildct sto provide a lure body which will readily accommodate and anchor ordina fish hooks. y

Anot er object is to provide improved arrangements for holding the hook and the line attaching eyelet.

Another object is to provide a lure body which ma be readily molded.

Other o jects and advantages will hereinfter ap r.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereig.. 8 is a. section Von the line 8-8 of Fi 5. p

Fig. 9 is a section on the lline 9`9 of F' 6, and

lFig. 10 is an assembled elevationv ofthe hook guard.

In neral the lure comprises a rbody 1, a hooguard l2, a hook 3 and a line attaching eyelet 4. Body 1 carries hook guard 2,

| hook 3 and line attaching eyelet 4. y

LUBE.

1928. Serial No. 637,403.

B ody 1 is composed of two complementary sectionsor body units 5 and 6 which `are fitted together side by side. These'body units may be shaped to suit the various requirements to be met and may be made of suitable molded material such as vcast aluminum, bakelite, or the like. Each unit has a transverse hole 7 therethrough. When the two units are fitted together to form the body their holes 7 align.

The inner end of each hole 7 is enlarged to form a recess 8. An inclined groove or passage 9 is formed in the inner face of each ody unit and -extends from recess 8 to the upper forward corner of the corresponding unit. Recesses 8 and 9, when the body units are fitted together form a cavity for the line attachin eyelet, as will be hereinafter set forth. rear corner each body unit has a groove or recess consistin of an enlarged relatively lon rear section 10, a restricted interme iate section 11 andl an enlarged substantially semi-circular forward section 12. When the body units are fitted together the complementary groove sections form a cavity whose purposewill be hereinafter described.

The body units are held together bya screw clamp which is com osed of two screws 15 and an internally t readed sleeve 16A into which the screws may be turned.

Sleeve 16 lies partly in hole 7 of each body unit.

Line attaching eyelet 4 has, on its inner end, a ring 17 which lies in the body cavity formed by recesses 8 and encircles sleeve 16. The shank of eyelet 4 lies in the body cavity formed by the complementary grooves 9 of the two body units. The sleeve and the walls of the cavity securel anchor the line attaching eyelet to the bo y. Eye- V let 4 has a line attaching ring 18 on its exposed end.

Hook 3, which may be of the ordinary type, has its ring 20 seated in the body cavity formed by complementary groove sections 12 and its shank passes through the cavity formed by the complementary intermediate groove sections 11 and rear sections 10. 4Thus when the two body units are clamped together the hook is securely anchored to the body by the walls of the rear cavity.

Hook guard 2 is composed of two similar ns 21 and trailers 22. Fins 21 may be ear the lower formed from relatively thin sheets of suitable material such as celluloid. The fins may be provided in various colo-rs to suit the conditions to be met. lThe shape of the fins also may be varied. The protection afforded the hook may bc increased by locating the upper rear corner of the fins on or sli htly above the plane of the oint of theY ook. The fins may be provi ed with cuts 23, which 'will increase their flexibility and insure temporary collapse when a fish strikes the hook.

Trailers 22 may be formed from feathers or other suitable material. Feathers, for example, may be secured to fins 21 by pasting the shafts thereof to the surface of the fins by drops 24 of shellac or other suitable blnder. lTwo feathers on each fin have been found to give excellent results. The shank of the hook may then lie lbetween the shafts of the feathers on each fin and thus assist in holding the fins and trailers in proper position,

The lure may be assembled by placing aV sleeve 16 into which a screw 15 has been turned, through a hole 7 of a body unit. The line attaching eyelet may then be applied With its ring about sleeve 16 and in recess 7 and its shank in groove 9. One fin 21 and its trailers 22 may be placed upon the 'body' unit and then the hook aplied with its ring in recess 12. The other iin and trailer is then placed and the other body unit and its screw 15 applied. Ordinarilythe better practice with feather trailers is to place the fins so that the shafts of the feathers secured thereto are toward` the hook. By the use of contrasting colors for the body units and screws 15, the screws may simulate eyes in the body of the lure.

Having' described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, Vis 1. A fish lure having a body comprising two complementa hook guard locate between the units, said guard being flexible andhaving its greater transverse dimension in a plane parallel with the hook and means to clamp the sections to ether about the parts.

2. A sh lure having a hook guard comprising two lins of fiexible sheet material and a trailer secured thereto; a hook; a line attaching eyelet; a body comprising two Xrecessed units which fit together and provide cavities for parts of the hook and eyelet; and a. screw clamp passing through the units and serving to hold the same together and thereby anchor the hook, eyelet and hook guard thereto.

3. A'ish lure com rising two complementary recessed units which lit together to form a substantially ri id body, a line attaching eyelet having a s ank which extends into the body, a hook havin a shank which ex.

tends into the body a ook ard of Hexible sheet material w ich lies a ong the shank of the hook, and a clamp which passes through the units and the shank of the line attaching eyelet and serves to anchor the line attaching eyelet to the body and to clamp the units together with the hook guard therebetween.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

CLARENCE L. DEWEY.

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